Magbanua Surname
Approximately 55,573 people bear this surname
Magbanua Surname User-submission:
The Magbanua surname is derived from the Cebuano word banwa, meaning 'town'. Magbanua directly translates to 'a man from the town'.
Magbanua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 54,125 | 1:1,870 | 124 |
| Saudi Arabia | 676 | 1:45,645 | 6,666 |
| United States | 449 | 1:807,258 | 62,140 |
| Canada | 94 | 1:391,974 | 34,739 |
| Singapore | 56 | 1:98,352 | 4,171 |
| Malaysia | 39 | 1:756,262 | 35,302 |
| England | 24 | 1:2,321,586 | 86,519 |
| Taiwan | 16 | 1:1,465,297 | 9,806 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
The alternate forms: Magbañua (5) are calculated separately.
Magbanua (14) may also be a first name.
Magbanua Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Magbanua surname is derived from the Cebuano word banwa, meaning 'town'. Magbanua directly translates to 'a man from the town'.
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Magbanua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magbanua Come From? nationality or country of origin
Magbanua is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Magbañua. For other possible spellings of Magbanua click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Magbanua? popularity and diffusion
The surname Magbanua is the 10,135th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 131,135 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Magbanua live; 97 percent live in Southeast Asia and 96 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 14 people.
The surname Magbanua is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 54,125 people, or 1 in 1,870. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Western Visayas, where 41 percent live, Mimaropa, where 13 percent live and National Capital Region, where 10 percent live. Other than The Philippines Magbanua occurs in 37 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Magbanua Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Magbanua last name are 10.92% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.15% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Magbanua earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 21.89% more than the national average, earning $52,595 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.82% less than the national average, earning $37,351 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magbañua | 96 | 5 | / |
| Mangbanua | 94 | 4 | / |
| Magbaunua | 94 | 2 | / |
| Mmagbanua | 94 | 1 | / |
| Maggbanua | 94 | 1 | / |
| Magbanuaa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Magbagnua | 94 | 1 | / |
| Magbaanua | 94 | 1 | / |
| Maghbanua | 94 | 1 | / |
| Maagbanua | 94 | 1 | / |
| Magbanwa | 88 | 294 | / |
| Magbanva | 88 | 3 | / |
| Magvanua | 88 | 2 | / |
| Maguanua | 88 | 1 | / |
| Maikwanwa | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mogbambay | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mogbambai | 59 | 1 | / |
| Magwoumba | 59 | 1 | / |
| Magbeimba | 59 | 1 | / |
| Maquamba | 50 | 9 | / |
| Makwamva | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mokuamba | 50 | 1 | / |
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